approach the national philanthropist andrew carnegie for funding assistance . the library for blacks was built at 13th street and 28th avenue on land donated by st . paul methodist church , and the library for whites was established in a building originally owned by members of the first presbyterian church of meridian , who sold it to the city on september 25 , 1911 . the african american library was the only library for blacks in the state until after world war i and is the only carnegie library ever built for african americans in the country . the two libraries served the city until 1967 , when the institutions became integrated because of the civil rights act of 1964 , combined their collections , and moved
approach the national philanthropist andrew carnegie for funding assistance. the library for blacks was built at 13th street and 28th avenue on land donated by st. paul methodist church, and the library for whites was established in a building originally owned by members of the first presbyterian church of meridian, who sold it to the city on september 25, 1911. the african american library was the only library for blacks in the state until after world war i and is the only carnegie library ever built for african americans in the country. the two libraries served the city until 1967, when the institutions became integrated because of the civil rights act of 1964, combined their collections, and moved